The new SLPX Series of sloped-top motor disconnects (photo) enable plant operators to more easily prioritize sanitation while meeting requirements for multiple disconnects. Available in three multi-gang enclosure sizes, the stainless-steel SLPX Series features a unique clean design for critical…
At the CES 2024 event last month, this company unveiled what is said to be the world’s first self-charging protective communications headset (photo) that converts outdoor and indoor light into clean electrical energy. The Peltor WS Alert XPV headset uses…
Understanding the water chemistry is a first step in preventing heat-exchanger fouling At the two power plants and chemical plant in which this author formerly worked, the fresh-water-makeup supplies (two lakes and an underground aquifer adjacent to a river) all…
Sort plastic flakes with this machine The new Innosort Flake (photo) is a high-throughput system for sorting plastic flakes. Enhanced features enable simultaneous flake sorting by polymer type, color and transparency, achieving unmatched quality, even from highly contaminated inputs, the…
Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) announced the successful commissioning of the world's largest white oil hydroprocessing unit for Hongrun Petrochemical (Weifang) Co., Ltd. in Weifang, Shandong Province, China. The new plant, which utilizes CLG's ISODEWAXING and ISOFINISHING technologies, consists of…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has invested in a plant expansion for precipitated silica at its site in Charleston, South Carolina. The new line is satisfying the high demand in particular from the tire industry in North America and makes…
Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo) announced that its new production facility for Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) slurries, a basic material used in semiconductor manufacturing process, at its Kumamoto site has begun full-scale operation. The new facility was installed by Fujifilm Electronic Materials…
Linde plc (Woking, U.K.) is supplying Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) with carbon dioxide captured from its state-of-the-art carbon monoxide and hydrogen production facility at Clear Lake, Texas. Celanese will use the captured carbon dioxide and resulting clean hydrogen, along with…
BASF Process Catalysts announced a new collaboration with Envision Energy, a leading green technology provider of comprehensive net zero solutions. The collaboration aims to further develop the conversion of green hydrogen and CO2 into e-methanol through an advanced, dynamic process…
Baker Hughes (Houston) announced several milestones to support the growth of the hydrogen economy, as part of the company’s broader strategy in new energy. The milestones include: Baker Hughes unveiled a new Hydrogen Testing Facility for validation of its NovaLT…